landmark day

Yes, I did it. I handed in my notice. My manager was very surprised, perhaps even shocked. I he said he was sorry it had come to this, which I appreciated. When he asked why, I told him that staying was requiring more compromise than I was able or wanting to make. He said he understood, and after talking with him a lot more later in the day, I think he does.

He did ask if there was a way to salvage the situation (and that's exactly how he put it) and I said that I honestly don't know, and we talked about that some more. I'm really on the fence about it, in part because I don't believe that there will really be substantive change, but I guess I'll find out later this week.

I started my day driving down to Manchester to file the Summary Judgment papers in person. I got them mostly written this weekend, and spend Monday and Tuesday editing and proofing. And naturally, because this is me we are dealing with, Tuesday night at 11:45pm as I'm printing the copies for Court, my printer runs out of toner. So a trip to Walmart and back for a refile kit, fill the cartridge (but only about 3/4 full so it doesn't drip and smear), and an hour later I'm back to where I was printing. But they got done, and that's what was important.

Version 2.0 of the papers are so much better, so I think it was well worth the extra month delay. I've still no idea how weak or strong my arguements are, but I'll find that out next month. So, for them that care, here they are:

Motion for Summary Judgment on the Plaintiff's Claim

Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment on the Plaintiff's Claim

Motion for Summary Judgment on the Defendant's Counterclaim

Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment on the Defendant's Counterclaim

Now we get 10 days to file objections against each other's motions, and then another 10 days to file replies to the objections. Then on the 13th of next month, we find out what the Judge thinks of it all.